Patient Safety & Risk Reduction Coordinator

Memorial Health; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Health in Springfield, IL, seeks a skilled health-care professional focused on patient safety to monitor, investigate, and analyze safety events, near misses, and incident reports. The role includes conducting RCA and FMEA and supporting efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and medication errors.

You will collaborate with nurses, physicians, and leadership to sustain a just culture, ensure regulatory compliance with Joint Commission and CMS standards, and lead safety education

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or health care field required.
• CPPS and/or CPHQ preferred but not required.
• Just culture knowledge appreciated but not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and analyze patient safety events, near misses, and incident reports.
• Conduct root-cause analyses (RCA) and failure mode & effects analyses (FMEA).
• Support initiatives that reduce hospital-acquired conditions, medication errors, and procedural risks.

Skills

Patient safety

Quality improvement

Root-cause analysis

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or health care field

Associate’s degree in nursing with 10+ years of related experience

Tools

Incident reporting software

Quality improvement tools

Job description

Memorial Health in Springfield, IL, seeks a skilled health-care professional focused on patient safety to monitor, investigate, and analyze safety events, near misses, and incident reports. The role includes conducting RCA and FMEA and supporting efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and medication errors.

You will collaborate with nurses, physicians, and leadership to sustain a just culture, ensure regulatory compliance with Joint Commission and CMS standards, and lead safety education